Building Capacity for Better Storytelling in Kwara L-PRES
Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria – Four Icons Premium Limited recently delivered a five-day intensive capacity-building programme for the Kwara State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) Project, equipping participants with practical skills in documentary production, storytelling and systematic knowledge management.
Held at Noktel Resort Hotel, Ilorin, the training brought together project staff, government communication officers and representatives of leading media organisations across the state. Designed and facilitated by Four Icons Premium, the programme focused on producing high-quality audio-visual content that captures the achievements, outcomes and impact of the L-PRES Project at community and state levels.
The sessions gained an added boost with the participation of the Kwara State Commissioner for Communications, Hon. Bola Olukoju, alongside senior officials from the Ministry of Communications and the Office of the Chief Press Secretary. Their presence underscored the state’s commitment to strengthening communication as a strategic pillar of development delivery.
Over the five days, participants engaged in hands-on modules covering storytelling, scripting, interview techniques, photography, videography, drone demonstrations, knowledge management and ethical documentation. Real-time demos, group assignments, mock interviews and outdoor practicals made the learning immersive and applicable to real project contexts.
A major highlight was the drone flight demonstration, which exposed participants to the use of aerial footage for documenting wide-area interventions. Teams also produced sample scripts, photos and video clips that reflected marked improvements in their documentation skills.
To support sustainability beyond the training room, each participant received the Four Icons Premium Handbook on Systematic Multimedia Documentation of Project Achievements and Impact – a practical guide now adopted as a reference tool by the project.
Participants completed the training, better positioned to tell development story with clarity, credibility and stronger visual evidence. Four Icons Premium remains committed to supporting development projects with high quality communication, knowledge management and capacity-building solutions